Saturday, May 26, 2012

Lunch Doodles

I was having lunch with Eddie and Sandra and telling them about some great new nature shows I've been watching called "Wild Australia". There are a lot more marsupials than just the regular ones we all knew about. I used to think marsupials were an earlier form or mammals than the rest of us, but the specials seemed to infer that we aren't so sure anymore. I wish I knew the answer!When I doodle mindlessly I tend to play with proportions and design more than when I try to on purpose. It's a good trick for loosening up and breaking conservative habits.

Marsupials were a stepping stone between the warmblooded reptiles and mammalsThats why the oldest species lay eggs, the echidna and platypus, and the others carry their young externally in pouches rather than wombsIncidentally John have you ever seen any Australian animation, not just the stuff Hanna Barbara and Disney outsourced, what I remember from my childhood left a lot to be desired

Sadly, only Energee's weakest efforts are in the USA: contracted Burbank Animation titles such as SINBAD, FRANKENSTEIN, etc. Energee's own show, CROCADOO, inspired by Ren and Stimpy, isn't here yet (Energee tested for Ren and Stimpy but lost to Catflap).

Hey John, in Ren and Stimpy's untamed world, was the lizard that ran on it's hind legs (and makes me wee myself everytime I see it)based on the Australian frilled neck lizard?That is one of their defence mechanisms! They run at their attacker hissing with their neck at full frill!!!

Hi John! I found this resource online and thought it may be of interest to you and/or your readers. It's a book on cartooning from Stephen Kroninger. I am to some degree ignorant to 'blog etiquette' so please forgive me if this isn't the appropriate place to post this but I really had an urge to share! Thank-you!

Hello Mr. John I know you dont know me but I wanna say thank you for getting into cartoons.. I know you got a great check and all but I figured I'd let you know that I have watched cartoons ALL MY LIFE AND I STILL DO NOW... HECK I'M WATCHING THEM RIGHT NOW... THEY KEEP ME IN TOUCH WITH WHATS IT LIKE TO BE really happy.

Is there anyway you could please explain the process of how they made those colorful bright laser blast effects/ glowing lights in cartoons back in the 80's? - Like in "Heavy Metal" - the colorful glowing lights on that huge spaceship the two stoned aliens were flying?

Have you heard, John? There's this anime which is very inspired by you, and one minor character is an antagonist who looks very much like Ren, a spectre responsible for killing a friendly, cat-shaped spectre...She doesn't stay around for very long and explodes while cursing the name of John Carpenter, but was awesome in the little moments she was around.